But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized — at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world a… - Barack Obama

it’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.

No ally or adversary should ever doubt our strength and our resolve.

Nababan: Mr. President, there is a prevailing skepticism that you will be unable to act on your stance to reach out the Muslim world, how do you respond to this? Obama: Well, actually we made enormous progresses, obviously I made my Cairo speech last year, as it sent a clear message that United States is a friend and a partner with the Muslim world, that we obviously have a determination to defeat terrorism wherever it exists, and we wanna partner with countries to deal with that issue, but we don't want terrorism to defy our relationship to the Muslim nations around the world, we want to build on cooperation on trade, on economic development, on science and technology, on culture, and...so what we've done is all the issues that I outlined in Cairo speech we've made progress all.

Once I found an issue enough people cared about, I could take them into action. With enough actions, I could start to build power.